Basic labour law information |
India - Basic laws in NATLEX |
01.01) Constitutional law |
 Constitution of India. |
| Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 (No. S.R.O. 385). |
| Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950 (No. S.R.O. 510). |
01.02) Labour codes, general labour and employment acts |
| Factories Act 1948 (No. 63 of 1948). |
01.03) Civil, commercial and family law |
| Citizenship Act, 1955 (Act No. 57 of 1955). |
01.05) Human rights |
| Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 (No. 22 of 1955). |
| Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 (No. 10 of 1994) |
01.06) Economic and social policy |
| The Industries (Development and Regulation) Act 1951 (No. 65 of 1951). |
01.07) Environmental, Climate and Sustainable Development Laws |
| Environment Protection Act 1986 (No. 29 of 1986). |
02) Freedom of association, collective bargaining and industrial relations |
| Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946 (No. 20 of 1946). |
| Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (No. 14 of 1947). |
| Trade Unions Act 1926 (No. 16 of 1926). |
03) Elimination of forced labour |
| Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 (No. 104 of 1956). |
| Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act 1976 (No. 19 of 1976) [as amended] |
04) Elimination of child labour, protection of children and young persons |
| Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (No. 35 of 2009). |
| Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act 1986 (No. 61 of 1986). |
04.01) Hazardous child labour |
| Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act 1986 (No. 61 of 1986). |
05) Equality of opportunity and treatment |
| Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition, and Redressal) Act, 2013 (No. 14 of 2013). |
| Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950 (No. S.R.O. 510). |
| Prohibition of Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act (No. 25 of 2013). |
| Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 (No. S.R.O. 385). |
05.01) Non-discrimination |
| National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992 (No. 19 of 1992). |
| Equal Remuneration Act 1976 (No. 25 of 1976). |
07) Labour administration |
| Labour Laws (Exemptions from Furnishing Returns and Maintaining Registers by Certain Establishments) Act, 1988 (No. 51 of 1988). |
07.02) Labour statistics |
| Collection of Statistics Act, 2008 (No. 7 of 2009). |
08) Employment policy, promotion of employment and employment services |
| Employment Exchanges (Compulsory Notification of Vacancies) Act 1959 (No. 31 of 1959) [as amended]. |
08.01) Disabled workers |
| Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 (No. 1 of 1996). |
| Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (No. 49 of 2016). |
09) Education, vocational guidance and training |
| Apprentices Act, 1961 (No. 52 of 1961) |
| Central Universities Act, 2009 (No. 25 of 2009). |
11) Cooperatives |
| Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 2002 (No. 9 of 2002). |
12) Conditions of employment |
| Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act 1970 (No. 37 of 1970). |
| Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946 (No. 20 of 1946). |
12.02) Wages |
| The Payment of Wages Act 1936 (Act No. 4 of 1936). |
| The Minimum Wages Act 1948 (No. 11 of 1948). |
| The Payment of Gratuity Act 1972 (No. 39 of 1972). |
| Code on Wages, 2019 (No. 29 of 2019). |
13.01) Hours of work, weekly rest and paid leave |
| The Weekly Holidays Act 1942 (No. 18 of 1942) [as amended]. |
14) Occupational safety and health |
| Factories Act 1948 (No. 63 of 1948). |
15) Social security (general standards) |
| Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948 (No. 34 of 1948). |
15.02) Old-age, invalidity and survivors benefit |
| Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (No. 19 of 1952)[as amended] |
15.03) Employment accident and occupational disease benefit |
| Employee's Compensation Act, 1923 (No. 8 of 1923). |
| The Fatal Accidents Act 1855 (No. 13 of 1855) [as amended]. |
16) Maternity protection |
| Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017 (No. 6 of 2017). |
| Maternity Benefit Act 1961 (No. 53 of 1961). |
17) Migrant workers |
| Foreigners Act, 1946 (Act No. 31 of 1946). |
| Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1979 (No. 30 of 1979) [as amended]. |
18) Seafarers |
| Merchant Shipping Act 1958 (No. 44 of 1958). |
20) Dock workers |
| Indian Ports Act, 1908 (No. 15 of 1908). |
| Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1948 (No. 9 of 1948) [as amended] |
21) Indigenous and tribal peoples |
| Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950 (No. S.R.O. 510). |
| Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 (No. 2 of 2007). |
22) Specific categories of workers |
| Prohibition of Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act (No. 25 of 2013). |
22.02) Mining and quarrying workers |
| The Mines Act 1952 (No. 35 of 1952). |
22.07) Transport and communication workers |
| Railway Servants (Hours of Work And Period of Rest) Rules, 2005 (G.S.R.75). |
22.10) Public and civil servants |
| Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, 1964 (S.O. 4177). |
| Central Civil Services (Recognition of Service Association) Rules, 1993 (GSR No. 689 (E)). |
